Movie: National Theatre Live: King Lear

Top 10 Billed Cast

Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi

King Lear

Michael Hadley
Michael Hadley

Earl of Kent

Paul Jesson
Paul Jesson

Earl of Gloucester

Alec Newman
Alec Newman

Edmund

Gina McKee
Gina McKee

Goneril

Justine Mitchell
Justine Mitchell

Regan

Pippa Bennett-Warner
Pippa Bennett-Warner

Cordelia

Tom Beard
Tom Beard

Duke of Albany

Gideon Turner
Gideon Turner

Duke of Cornwall

Stefano Braschi
Stefano Braschi

Duke of Burgundy

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    An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.

  • Release Date

    2011-02-03

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

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  • Languages:

    English
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